Scalpel

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How many times have you re-used a used stock harmonic balancer bolt to re-seat the harmonic balancer?

ss rally red

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I always use a piece of threaded rod to seat the pully.

Classic

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hmmm --- 3, 4, 5 times. No problems so far -- at least not like all the local ATL guys have (stripping the crank threads )

ss rally red

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See post above, its why I dont have that RP type of problem

2xLS1

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Everytime you remove the bolt, you have a bolt that has only been used once. It always gets replaced with an new one so the next time you remove that bolt, it has only been used once. What am I missing here?

And I use the installer tool to install the pulley, but use the old bolt to seat the pulley.

SUX2BU

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i've reused my bolt to seat the pulley and hold it in about 6 times. and its still on there.

Classic

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2xls1 -- that is true -- but some of us have done things so many times that we have drawers full of old parts "just in case". So you grab one -- maybe it was used once, maybe twice, maybe...well you get the point.

Damian

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I think all this "Dont use an old bolt" stuff is a bunch of crap. I've used old bolts more times than I can count to seat pulleys, and ZERO problems...

Hell, i've got an OLD bolt in my car right now, seated the pulley, and then just let it there. 10K miles later and no problems

Scalpel

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I'm only referring to seating the pulley, not using it as the final holding fastener.

I have the ARP re-useable bolt as the final torque holding fastener after the pulling has been seated.

A TTY should NEVER be reused as the final torque holding fastener.

Pro Stock John

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To seat the pulley?

About 25 times.

I have an old stock bolt that I cut the shoulders off, and I lent/rented the pulley tools and that bolt a bunch of times over the last four years.

Nine Ball

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I've done it many times, but I wouldn't recommend using a stock bolt to install a pulley anymore. If you ever strip the threads inside your crankshaft you will be crying!

Get the threaded rod/installer type tool, it even works much better. I can fully seat a pulley onto the crank with hand tools when using the installer rod tool.

2xLS1

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I can see where using the ARP bolt you would be reusing the old bolt over and over. I've thrown so many of them away, I never figured there was any use for them. After 18 cam installs, you can only keep so many though. And since I only pay $2.41 for a new GM bolt, I can buy 10 of them for the cost of 1 ARP bolt.